Health
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About three years ago I was urging all my listeners and readers to buy CRISPR Therapeutics. Those who followed my advice have done very well. It’s only been a few years since scientists first learned how to precisely and reliably splice the human genome using a tool called CRISPR, making it possible to think about…
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After Doug Lindsay’s first day of senior year classes in 1999, the biology major collapsed at home. The symptoms were intense and untreatable. His heart would race, he felt weak and he frequently got dizzy. Lindsay could walk only about 50 feet and couldn’t stand for more than a few minutes. The former high school…
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Over the last 10 years, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has invested $170 million to better understand the universe of bacteria that live within us—the so-called microbiome. In thefirst phase of the project, researchers focused on cataloguing the myriad types of microbes found throughout the body, including in the mouth, nose, gut, and reproductive…
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In Mexico for a couple of speeches on disruption. If you haven’t been to Mexico City, definitely put it on your bucket list. It is fabulous. Tej Tadi is a neuroscientist, engineer and entrepreneur and his innovative approach to stroke rehabilitation has earned him numerous accolades. After years working in hospitals, Tadi realized traditional treatments…
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The email responses to this weeks newsletters have been terrific. The Tuesday newsletter about “never giving up” received the most positive responses this year. A very gratifying email from Mark Nuovo about how my newsletter helped a friend of his going thru a trying time. A lot of people on both sides of the #MeToo…